THE PROJECT “STAR-LITTLE STAR”. STRENGTHENING 4-AND 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN’S SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS THROUGH SINGING AND REPRESENTING A SONG VISUALLY AND DRAMATICALLY

Autor/innen

  • Eirini Nikolaou Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Greece
  • Sofia-Spyridoula Zoi Early Childhood Educators, Greece
  • Aglaia Papageorgiou Aglaia Papageorgiou graduated as an Early Childhood Educator from the Department of Early Childhood Education (University of Ioannina). She has attended many conferences, seminars and educational programs in the field of early childhood education. Her special interests include arts and play in early childhood education.
  • Konstantina Tzalali Konstantina Tzalali graduated as an Early Childhood Educator from the Department of Early Childhood Education (University of Ioannina). She is involved in sports as she is a volleyball athlete. She is also the Director of the Nurseries schools/Kindergartens “Proti Prova” and “Epirus Nature School” in the Prefecture of Ioannina (Greece). Her special interests include creativity in early childhood education.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v10i2.1767

Schlagwörter:

music, visual and dramatical song’s representation, early childhood education, empathy

Abstract

The present study explores the attitudes of early childhood children towards activities that combine the arts on the occasion of an original song and its visual and dramatic representation. The project was carried out in the context of a nursery school/kindergarten children’s (N=20) participation in a song contest that was conducted by “Make a wish” of Greece, an organization that aims to support children who are struggling with serious illnesses. The aims of the study were to cultivate children’s collaborative and social-emotional skills, to entertain them and to provide opportunities to encourage their creativity. The project was carried out in 4 stages: a) creating an original song on the theme of a star that makes wishes come true, b) young children learning to sing the song, c) recording the song in the studio, d) visual representation of the song working individually and in groups, d) creating of a video presentation that included the young children's paintings with the song as background music, d) dramatization of the song and its performance at the summer celebration of the school. The data were collected through observation, diary notes and children's products. General findings show that the young children were given opportunities to cultivate their creativity through their engagement in the activities, have fun, cooperate with each other, feel part of a larger group and cultivate social-emotional skills such as empathy, self-confidence, learning to accept the criticism of others and respect others’ views. 

 

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Autor/innen-Biografien

  • Eirini Nikolaou, Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina, Greece

    Dr. Eirini Nikolaou graduated as a musicologist from the Department of Music Studies (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She received the Msc degree and PhD degree from the Department of Philosophy-Pedagogy-Psychology of Ioannina University (Greece). Furthermore, she has a diploma as a piano soloist and composer, for which she received first and second awards. She is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Primary Education at Ioannina University, teaching Music Education and conducting the Choir of the Department. Her special interests include music education in early childhood and primary education, philosophy of music education, music in ancient Greece, arts Integration, ICT in music learning and song composition. She is the author of two books in Greek, in the field of music education, of papers in Greek and International Journals, of Book Chapters and International Conferences.

  • Sofia-Spyridoula Zoi, Early Childhood Educators, Greece

    Sofia-Spyridoula Zoi graduated as an Early Childhood Educator from the Department of Early Childhood Education (University of Ioannina). She holds a postgraduate degree in Arts in Education (University of Ioannina) and a diploma as a guitar soloist. Furthermore, she is a player of the traditional instrument “canonaki” and a singer specialized in traditional Greek music. Her special interests include early childhood education, music education, traditional songs in early childhood education, storytelling and arts education.

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